NIEUWS & PROJECTEN

02-02-2015 There is so much water in Bangladesh that it is almost unimaginable that for large periods there is a shortage of freshwater. Drinking water shortages are becoming more and more common. Precipitation during the wet season should be sufficient to supply drinking water to rural households. However,…

02-02-2015 To build resilience against drought in arid and semi-arid lands an innovative approach is developed and tested in the Kenya Arid Lands Disaster Risk Reduction (KALDRR) program within the framework of the Millenium Water Alliance.  The project focused on increasing and improving the natural and…

02-02-2015 In September 2011 one of the most severe droughts of the past decennia threatened the Horn of Africa. On this account, the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, started a project to study the groundwater system of the Merti Aquifer. The main objective was to get an insight in the possibility to extract…

02-02-2015 The effects of climate change are becoming clear to all of us. To sustain a liveable environment it is quintessential to set-up adequate coping strategies in time; amongst others, to safeguard access to sufficient freshwater, now and in the future.
To support the set-up of coping strategies in…

02-02-2015 Flooding is a major problem in Nouakchott, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (arid climate).  A combination of factors has been indicted as leading to the flooding problem. There is a lack of a properly functioning sewerage and drainage systems, the city is located below sea…

02-02-2015 The program ‘Enhancing food and water security for rural economic development: a regional program in the Sahel and Horn of Africa’ aims to improve livelihoods in semi-arid regions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The program focuses on improving access to water, food safety and…

02-02-2015 Recharge, Retention and Reuse of water are the three core components of 3R. The 3R concept is applied in regions threatened by water scarcity. The implementation of practical interventions contributes to an innovative and sustainable approach to water management. In practice, 3R means collecting and…

02-02-2015 Recharge, Retention and Reuse of water are the three core components of 3R. The 3R concept is applied in regions threatened by water scarcity. The implementation of practical interventions contributes to an innovative and sustainable approach to water management. In practice 3R means collecting and…